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Play with your food: An Integrative Approach to the Most Difficult Feeding Challenges

This is a: Conference

Date:Friday, May 31, 2019 to Saturday, June 1, 2019

Located: Salem, NH, United States

Presented by: Susan L. Roberts, MDiv, OTR/L, author, educator, and
occupational therapy clinician uses a body, mind, spirit
approach developed over four decades of practice. Susan
studied occupational therapy at Boston University,
theology at Harvard, nutrition at the Institute of Integrative
Nutrition, and Five Element Theory of Traditional Chinese
Medicine at the Tao of Healing Center in NYC. She
worked in psychiatric hospitals, physical rehabilitation
centers, skilled nursing facilities, schools, and home
care. Her pediatric clinic, Changes Occupational Therapy,
in AZ uses play as the focus for healing. Susan taught
occupational therapy theory and practice at Eastern Kentucky
University and New York Institute of Technology.
She authored Biomechanics: Problem Solving for Occupational
Therapy; Kinesiology: Movement in the Context
of Activity; My Kid Eats Everything: A Journey from Picky
to Adventurous Eating; and The Food Explorers Passport.
She recently published Sustainable Health: Simple
Habits to Transform Your Life.

Organization: Educationresourcesinc.com

# of CEU Credits: 13

Audience:
This course is designed for OTs, PTs and Assistants,
SLPs, Registered Dieticians, and Special Educators.
Eating affects the entire lifespan and problems occur at
all ages. Most commonly we see food refusals and other
maladaptive eating behaviors in autism spectrum disorders,
however disordered eating and food refusals
occur frequently in ADHD, developmental delays, and
even with typically developing children.

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Challenges and Solutions for Infants and Children with Complex Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

This is a: Conference

Date:Friday, June 7, 2019 to Saturday, June 8, 2019

Located: New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Presented by: Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow,
is internationally renowned for her pioneering research,
instruction, and clinical work with infants and
children who have feeding/swallowing disorders. She
has been Program Coordinator of Feeding and Swallowing
Services at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. She is
Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Medical
College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. She received her
BS, MS, and PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She was awarded Honors of the American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association in 2016, ASHA’s highest
distinction. Her leadership, clinical acumen, and research
united therapeutic and medical/surgical disciplines. She
is lead author for three reference books, three self-study
publications for continuing education through ASHA Professional
Development, and has more than 40 peerreviewed
articles and 12 book chapters. She has given
more than 100 presentations at ASHA conventions, state
conventions and national conferences, as well as international
lectures/seminars in 64 countries. While director
of speech-language pathology and audiology at Children’s
Hospital of Buffalo and as coordinator of feeding and
swallowing services at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin,
Dr. Arvedson takes a holistic, comprehensive
approach to clinical and instrumental assessment and
management/intervention with infants and children.
Disclosure: Financial: Joan Arvedson receives a honorarium from
Education Resources for this course. Non-Financial: She has no
relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Organization: Educationresourcesinc.com

# of CEU Credits: 14

Audience:
Professionals involved in feeding and swallowing assessment
and intervention in infants and children, to
include speech-language pathologists, occupational
therapists, occupational therapist assistants, physical
therapists, physical therapist assistants, dietitians, psychologists,
nurses, physicians, and social workers.
Age and Patient Populations: Infants through school
age children with a wide range of etiologies for feeding
and swallowing problems.

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Assessment and Treatment of Children with Oral Motor, Feeding/Swallowing and Respiratory Function Challenges: Children with Neuromuscular Involvement

This is a: Conference

Date:Friday, June 7, 2019 to Sunday, June 9, 2019

Located: Irvine, CA, United States

Presented by: Rona Alexander, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT - A
longtime member of the Education Resources faculty
and an accomplished author, Rona Alexander is a
speech-language pathologist specializing in the
assessment and treatment of oral motor, feeding/
swallowing, and respiratory-phonatory function in infants
and children with neuromuscular involvement. Dr.
Alexander is a qualified speech instructor in Neuro-
Developmental Treatment, delivering expert clinical
knowledge and a personable instructive style through
her basic pediatric and advanced NDT courses. She is
a co-author of the book, Normal Development of
Functional Motor Skills: The First Year of Life, and codeveloper
of The ABCs of Pediatric Feeding and
Swallowing. She also has served as a member of the
ASHA Steering Committee for Special Interest Division
13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Dr.
Alexander maintains a private practice, provides
consultation services and conducts workshops on oral
motor, feeding/swallowing, and respiratory coordination
development, assessment and treatment.

Organization: Educationresourcesinc.com

# of CEU Credits: 17.5

Audience:
Professionals with a foundation in the components of
typical and atypical oral motor, feeding/swallowing,
respiratory-phonatory and general movement
development and experience in services for infants and
children with neuromuscular challenges

Presented by: Krisi Brackett MS SLP/CCC is a Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia Specialist with over 20 years of experience. She is currently Co-director of the UNC Pediatric Feeding Team at the NC Children's Hospital, UNC Healthcare, Chapel hill, NC. The team consisting of pediatric GI, speech and nutrition provides multidisciplinary feeding intervention to the birth-18 population using a combined medical, nutritional, motor, and behavioral approach. . She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, UNC– Chapel Hill. Krisi publishes the popular feeding blog, www.pediatricfeedingnews.com. Krisi is currently assisting with several pediatric feeding research projects as part of the feeding team and with the UNC research group, The Feeding Flock (http://feedingflock.web.unc.edu/). She performs MBSS and FEES in the pediatric population. She is certified in pediatric neuro- developmental training and is a member of ASHA. Krisi lectures nationally on medical management and therapeutic strategies for handling this special population. The instructor has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Organization: Motivations

# of CEU Credits: 1.6

Audience:
A Workshop for Speech and Occupational Therapists and Assistants and Nutritionists.